Package-tie.



T. J. BROWNlNG.

PACKAGE ne. APPLICATION FILED AUG.2; 191T.

P&tented Apr. 23,

TIIOMAS J. BROWNING, 013 WAYNESBORO, MISSSSIPPI.

PACKAG-E-TE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 20, 1917. Serial No. 187,237.

. tion.

My invention relates to improvements in package tics.

An important objeot of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, which is charaoterized by its extreme simplicity of construction, cheapness, and convenience in use.

in the accomPanying drawings f0rming a part of this specification and in which 1ike immerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device embodying my invention, showing the same in use, and,

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the same.

My improved package tie comprises a suitably stiff and resilient strip of metal 5, which is preferably fiat throughout the greater portion of its length. At one end, the strip 5 is provided with a key-hole slot or opening 6,adapted for the recept1on of one end of a cord or flexible element 7 having a knot 8 formed therein. It is obvious that the cord may be readily passed through the enlarged end of the key-hole opening and moved into the contracted end thereof, to be securely held therein.

At its opposite end, the plate 5 has its ma terial bent into an S-shaped member 9, comprising a lower transverse arm 10, which is preferably parallel with the plate 5, and an upper holding arna 11, which is preferably arranged at an angle with respect to the arm 10, and converges toward the same.

The numeral 12 designates the package to which the device is applied.

In use, the cord 7 is attached to the end of the plate 5, as hereinabove described, and the device is placed upon the top of the package 12. The cord is 110W passed longitudinally beneath the package 12, and is passed witl1in and beneath the arm 10, which enables the cord to be passed transversel of the package. The cord is again passed beneath the arn1 10, and longitudinally Of the package. The free end of the cord is then inserted beneath the angnlarly arranged arm 11, and is olamped thereby to the arm 10, whereby it is held against displacemenc,

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shovvn and described is to be taken as a preferred xample of the saine, and that various changes in the shape,

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size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim, n

Having thns described my invention, I daim:

A package tie of the character described,

comprising a strip of metal provided at one end with a key-hole opening which is adapted to receive one end of*a flexible tying clement; and a substantially S-shaped device -formed on. the opposite end of the metal strip, said S-shaped device including inner and outer arms, the inner arm being arranged snbstantially parallel with the metal strip and the outer arm being arranged at an angle with respect to the inner arm and converging toward the same and extending beyond the onter end thereof for a substantial distance thereby forminga tapered guideway for the passage of the flexible tying clement into the space between the arms.

In testimony xvhereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS J. BROWNING.

Witnesses J. W. STERLING, G. E. ROBINSON.

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